Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-08-05
BRIEFS.

now twenty minutes later, passing
Shepherdstown at $40 p. m.
Mrs. Mary Wentzell, of Harper's
Ferry, died at her homo in that place
last Saturday, aged seventy years. She
was Miss Buckley, formerly Of Fred
erick, and was a niece of the husband Of
the poetized Barbara Fritchie.
The State military encampment at
Hagerstown this week has been quite q
success. Over twelve hundred soldiers
haye been in attendance, and the daily
drills and parades have attracted large
crowns of interested spectators.
No wonder the river raised so sud-
denly last week. The heaviest rains for
years were experienced in the up-river
counties. At Romney the rainfall was
nearly six inches in four hours, an al
most unprecedented occurrence.
Many pear trees in this neighborhood
have been attacked by the blight. The
only possible way of saving the tree
when once attacked is to cut off at once
the part affected. Even when this is
done, il is difficult to save them.
There is a section of country several
miles in extent near st. James College,
Nd, that has received no portion at all
of the many rains that have been pass
ing around it. The corn is shriveled
and twisted and all vegetation is suffer-
ing greatly.
The destructive caterpillars, which
were so numerous in the early part Of
the summer and later disappeared, have
again put in their appearance, and the
trees are being covered with their webs.
They should be destroyed by burning
as soon as discovered.
The sword belonging to the late Col.
John Miller, of Sharpsburg, and which
was used by him in the late war of 1912
and IA, was last week presented to An
tietam National Cemetery by his daugh-
ter, Miss Catherine, and placed in the
cabinet in the reception room.
The Geo. F. Eichelberger tract of
land, containing little over forty-three
acres, was offered at public auction
again last Friday, by special Commits
siOners Brown and Trapnell, and
knocked down to Hon. w. III. Travers,
at his advance bid of $50 per acre.
Spirit.
During services in the Episcopal
church of Shepherdstown last Sunday
morning, Mr.. Thomas WysOng, Il we'll
known farmer of this county, was over
come by the heat. anC for awhile was
extremely i'll. He became better to-
wards evening, when he was removed
to his home.
In a collision between two freight
trains on the Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad
near Point of Rocks Saturday nine coal
hOppers and four house cars were
thrown from the track aud badly
wrecked. Four trampS, who were on
one of the cars stealing ride, were
slightly injured.
The Cumberland Valley RAILROAD will
run AN excursion to Atlantic City and
Cape May next Thursday. The tickets
will be good to return until the l3:h.
The fare for the round trip from Ha-
gerstown is $500, and the train leaves
at S. 20 a. M. and will reach the sea-
shore in time for tea.
While number of young men were
engaged few days ago in dredging in
the canal at Harper's Ferry for an old
anchor they fished up a blue army coat,
TO which still chung the ribs and several
other bones of Il human being. This,
probably, was all that was left of Il
drowned Union soldier.
Ii j. our intention to pint II daily
paper during the Morgan's Grove EX-
hibilion September -, II and 10. 1t
will be mainly for the use of advertisers,
and those who may wish space in it can
engage i, now by speaking either To us
or Mr.. Norman l.. Fisher, who will AS
sist in its pref alton. The paper will
be distributed free.
The Lutheran Sunday School and
congregation of Shepherdstown and
Unionville are making arrangements
FOR a big basket picnic ut Mr.. Lemen's
Big Spring on Thursday, August 18th.
Invitations will be sent out to prominent
Lutherans of other congregations to be
present. a programme that will inter
est and amuse the grown folks as well
as the little ones will be prepared, and
day of genuine pleasure is anticipated.
We certainly would hate TO have the
Jealous disposition OF the Hagerstown
Herald and Torch-Light. Its fairly green
with envy because the REGISTER has
''scooped" it so greatly this summer on
the number and excellence of our fish
stories 1t sort o tried TO recover lost
ground last week by telling of party
who fished up a blanket from the canal
near Harper's Ferry, with few old d.
lapidated human ribs to it, but 1t was
feeble effort. If the Herald wants to
maintain its rank among the leading
Journals il should at once secure capa-
bic fish reporter.
Morgan's Grove Fair.
No,;,a - barphy given that the price